By Anadolu Agency For his first stop in a four-day African tour, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived this Wednesday in Libreville, Gabon. This visit at this time is considered far from being as flashy as those of his predecessors, as Macron is going with the idea of restoring the image of France on the continent.

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia, EU Flag By New Vision The European Union has approved 110 million euros (about 116.6 million U.S. dollars) for stabilization efforts in Somalia battling al-Shabab terrorists across the country. The EU said it will add 90 million dollars to the resources already mobilized for African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)

File Photo/Somali Times The Lower House Parliament’s First Deputy Speaker, MP Sadia Yasin Samatar, has appointed a 10-member committee to deliberate on a motion submitted by nearly 100 MPs advocating for amendments and supplements to the constitution. These MPs suggested that amendments and supplements be made to the country’s interim constitution. Somalia corrupt lawmakers to

By Anadolu Agency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made negotiations with Moscow a “criminal offense,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue conference in New Delhi, Lavrov said everybody is asking when is Russia ready to negotiate to end the war that began in February 2022, but nobody prompts

By Daily Nation The Competition Authority of Kenya(CAK) has approved a proposed acquisition of a 62.5 percent stake in First Community Bank by Somalia’s Premier Bank. The value of the detail was not immediately clear with the two transacting banks set to merge on the closure of the deal. “Pursuant to the provisions of section

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia flag In a statement published on the website of the government of Qatar, it said that it will hold a meeting of the United States, Britain, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, which will discuss how to support Somalia. In this preliminary meeting that took place in Washington DC, the

Travellers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain: Credit to Photographer Henry Nicholls/Reuters MyLondon By Anna Highfield Brits hoping to travel to 27 different European countries should be aware of a big change in the pipeline. While many British travellers were concerned they would need a visa to

By Reuters China has a “stunning lead” in 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies as Western democracies lose a global competition for research output, a security think tank said on Thursday after tracking defence, space, energy and biotechnology. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said its study showed that, in some fields, all

In this photo from the U.S. Army, anti-tank missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pier side at an undisclosed location in the Middle East on Feb. 26, 2023. The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia flag By The Associated Press The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls “the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.” Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition arrived Tuesday in Mogadishu, the U.S. said in a